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La Cancha mercado / La Cancha market
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Recordist's notes
La Cancha is a huge maze market in Cochabamba, and is notorious for pickpockets. This track was recorded discretely with 2 Rode Lavaliers stuck under either side of my shirt collar, going into a Zoom H4n I had strapped to my waist under my shirt. I wasn't able to monitor while recording as this would have given the game away, so I'm pleased nothing clipped and there wasn't more clothing rustle.
About the place
Cochabamba is a city of about 841,276 people in Cochabamba, Bolivia. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n and Røde microphones. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
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Sources & credits
- “La Cancha, Cochabamba, Bolivia - La Cancha mercado / La Cancha market” by RorySmith – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0